C# Using and sub-items -- different from VB Using

[gbutler]

I can't figure out how to do something in C# that can be done in VB (2005 for both). I have C# class for all my utility functions:

namespace CSharpUtilities
class Utilities
public string CSFunction1
public bool CSFunction2

I can have a VB application, and add CSharpUtilities as a separate project within the solution. and the Imports statement can be like "Imports CSharpUtilities .Utilities". Then I can use code like this in the VB program:

MyString = CSFunction1("He llo World")

or something like that. I don't have to qualify the function call to be

MyString = Utilities.CSFun ction1("Hello World").

How do I get the ability to not have to qualify the function call (i.e. not add "Utilities. " to the front of it) in C#?

C# will allow a "using CSharpUtilities ;" but if I try to do "using CSharpUtilities .Utilities;" to get to where I was in VB, the compiler and IDE reject it. There is no way to be able to use the unqualified call and put

string MyString = CSFunction1("He llo World");

in C# that I can figure out. The only way this works is

string MyString = Utilities.CSFun ction1("Hello World");

Does anyone know what I need to do to be able to use the unqualified Function call?

Thanks!

[balabaster]

In VB you'd have used an Imports statement at the head of your code. C# has a similar statement - using.
VB

Imports MyUtilities

C#

Using MyUtilities;

[gbutler]

In VB you'd have used an Imports statement at the head of your code. C# has a similar statement - using.
VB

Imports MyUtilities

C#

Using MyUtilities;

Yes, but is there a way in C# to be able to call the functions in another project without prefacing it with "Utilities. " like you can with VB?

[balabaster]

Yes, but is there a way in C# to be able to call the functions in another project without prefacing it with "Utilities. " like you can with VB?

I'm unsure - I'll have to investigate and get back to you.

[Plater]

In VB you used a "module" yes? An unclassified section of code.
In C# you can have static classes, but you still must refer to the class name first.

So if you have:

namespace MyNS
{
   public static class SomeClass
   {
      public int SomeFunc(string str)
      {
         return 1;
      }
   }
}

You can then use in a differnt project:

using MyNS;

public class myotherclass
{
   public myotherclass()
   {
      int n = SomeClass.SomeFunc("");
   }
}

In other words, you can "using" any depth of namespaces, but you must refer to objects directly.